Build a House, Plant a Tree
MovieTitle | Postav dom, zasaď strom |
User score | 5.1 |
Release date | Jan 4, 1980 |
Genre | Drama |
Director | Juraj Jakubisko |
Production country | Czechoslovakia |
Production companies | Slovenská filmová tvorba |
Run time | 88 min. |
Juraj Jakubisko's first feature film after a forced nine-year-long break is a story about an unconventional man, Jozef Matúš. He arrives to a small village in eastern Slovakia to settle down and start a family. He is ready to subordinate everything to his goal. It all starts with stealing building material and ends with him disregarding those close to him to a point where his ambitions are turning against him. Build a House, Plant a Tree is a viewer-friendly film with a plot resembling a western, including several attractive action sequences.